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Early Humans Found Unique Way to Get Woolly Mammoth

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:42:32 CDT

Prehistoric humans may have sliced up woolly mammoths for dinner after stealing them from lions. Markings on a mammoth fossil show evidence of both human and lion involvement, reports the BBC . Researchers examined an "exquisitely preserved" carcass of a young woolly mammoth that still has its teeth, tusks, and strawberry...

12 Survive Siberia Plane Crash

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:00:00 CDT

At least 31 people were killed when a Russian plane carrying 43 passengers and crew members crashed in Siberia this morning. The ATR-72 turboprop plane owned by UTair had just left Tyumen on a flight north to the oil town of Surget when it went down. The cause is unknown....

Siberia Turns Up 'Proof' of Yeti

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:00:05 CDT

Siberian officials say they've uncovered concrete proof of an Abominable Snowman living nearby. Have they actually spotted him? Well, not Yeti—but during an expedition to the Shoria mountains, participants found the creature's "footprints, his supposed bed, and various markers with which the yeti marks his territory," according to a...

Kim Jong Il Enjoys 'Fun Trip' to Russia

Mark Russell — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:14:05 CDT

So what did the Kim Jong Il think of his multi-day journey from Pyongyang to a small Siberian town on a custom-built, armor-plated train to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev? "We're having a fun trip," said the aerophobic North Korean leader. In his first visit to Russia since 2002,...

Russia Warns Against Ice Baptisms

Rob Quinn — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:22:00 CDT

Chucking unwilling children into holes in the Siberian ice isn't the great idea some Orthodox believers appear to think it is, Russian authorities warn. The trend for "ice baptisms"—usually carried out during the Russian Orthodox festival of Epiphany in January—has been in the spotlight since video surfaced of...

NH Lawmaker: Send Mentally Ill to Siberia

Matt Cantor — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:24:00 CST

A 91-year-old New Hampshire lawmaker said he wished America had its own Siberia to send "defective people" to. Then "the mentally ill, the retarded, people with physical disabilities and drug addictions" could "freeze to death and die and clean up the population,” state representative Martin Harty told a constituent who...

Teen Stowaway Survives Flight in Landing Gear

Kevin Spak — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:41:00 CDT

A 17-year-old Russian ran away from his Siberian foster home in dramatic fashion today, crawling into the landing gear compartment of an Antonov An-24 turboprop plane. Wearing only a light coat, the boy survived a 50-minute flight in temperatures as low as -22 to the regional center of Irkutsk, the...

To Sidestep Ivory Ban, Russia Digs Up Mammoth Tusks

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 CDT

Russia is turning to the Siberian soil to satisfy an appetite for "ethical ivory." Entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the worldwide ban on elephant ivory and digging up giant woolly mammoth tusks to sell abroad.Michelle Obama has been spotted wearing jewelry made from the ancient tusks of the animal...

Russia Tests New Stealth Fighter

DontLikeYou___ — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:52:16 CST

Russia successfully tested its first stealth fighter jet today, offering a boost to the country's aviation sector as well as its military. The Sukhoi T-50 is intended to match the stealth capabilities of the US F-22 Raptor, which it resembles. The dual-engine aircraft took off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Siberia, and...